FrontBoard App Launcher implements multitasking on iOS
Duy Tran Khanh has released a new open-source project, FrontBoardAppLauncher, which demonstrates how multitasking features can be enabled on all TrollStore devices running iOS 15, 16, and 17. Essentially, it proves that it's possible to run iOS apps in a windowed environment on SpringBoard.
This is another project by Duy Tran Khanh that serves as a valuable resource for developers looking to display external app scenes or create their own implementations of multitasking possibilities on iOS devices.
FrontBoard App Launcher showcases how to use the private FrontBoard and UIKit APIs to display external app scenes. While it’s just a demo app for TrollStore, it implements multitasking features similar to popular jailbreak tweaks like MilkyWay or Zetsu. Both can run multiple applications at once on your Home Screen.
Duy Tran Khanh has released a demo application that launches TrollStore, Tips, Mobile Safari, and Settings within the FrontBoardAppLauncher app. You can now open apps in windowed mode with the ability to resize and close them. It's evolved beyond just a demo, though no configuration options are currently available. While it may not sound thrilling at first, this method unlocks the potential for running apps directly on the SpringBoard.
FrontBoardAppLauncher has been released as an open-source project under the Apache-2.0 license. The source code is available in the GitHub repository. Currently, iOS 14 is not supported due to issues with FrontBoard, so compatibility is provided for iOS 15 to iOS 17.0. Support for iOS 14 may be provided in the future.
The developer also mentioned some unresolved issues, such as the in-app keyboard offset being incorrect and single-scene apps not functioning properly yet. This can be fixed in the next updates.
I'm really excited to see straight-tamago experimenting with this new discovery. She has already managed to implement multitasking capabilities into UiharuX for TrollStore. This project already features App Launcher, EdgeLight, Fake Dynamic Island, ShortcutsMenu, SnowFall, and MultiTask.
If you are interested in testing the FrontBoard App Launcher demo here is an TIPA available for download. FrontBoardAppLauncher must be installed with TrollStore on iOS 15 and newer.
Duy Tran Khanh is well-known in the jailbreaking community for various projects, including LiveContainer. This application serves as a TrollStore alternative, allowing users to run sideloaded apps from a container. By doing so, LiveContainer bypasses the restrictions associated with free sideloading without a paid certificate.
He is also the lead developer of PojavLauncher, a project aimed at bringing Minecraft: Java Edition to Android and iOS/iPadOS. This launcher, based on Boardwalk, allows users to run almost all available Minecraft versions, from rd-132211 to the 1.21 snapshots, including Combat Test versions.
